Games Like Watch Your Back

Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, Horror 16.6%, Dark 15.2%, First-Person 12.7%, Realistic 12.6%

If you are not careful enough, you may end up in that place, the place some call The Backrooms. The Backrooms of existence, a hellish dimension of infinite maze-like constructs, each level pushing deeper into the despair. Could you, a normal person find the way out? Dive deeper into the horror

Why similar: Stealth 12.7%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Action-Adventure 11%, Realistic 10.7%, Horror 9.1%

A visually realistic 1-7 player co-op survival horror game. Explore 5 levels filled with confined environments, puzzles, and entities with new levels and content added regularly. Beware of terrifying moments and ruthless monsters. Do whatever it takes to escape, even if it means hiding.

Why similar: Realistic 14.4%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Exploration 10.7%

Trapped in a sinking submarine, two players must communicate through walkie-talkies to solve puzzles, complete tasks, navigate the depths, and escape before time runs out.

Why similar: Cold War 29.4% ★, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Dark 11.4%, First-Person 9.1%, Exploration 8%

You find yourself locked up alone in an abandoned place, but something is nearby, something dark and dangerous. Try to look for ways to get out of there before you can no longer...

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.8%, Thriller 14.2%, First-Person 13.8%, Dark 13.7%, Action 11.6%

Slashers is a 1-4 player cooperative horror game, you are explorers of abandoned and seemingly cursed places, your goal is to see what happened there.

Why similar: Realistic 15%, Thriller 14.3%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 12%, Stealth 8.6%

Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?

Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Dark 10.4%

It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠ days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Action 13.6%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 13.3%, Dark 12.1%

Woke up in strange dark spot. Who has done it with you? And why? Try to get out from that scary place and stay alive...

Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Survival Horror 20.6%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.7%

Use the specialized equipment at your disposal to locate & log as many paranormal events as possible. Decipher the ingredients needed for your ritual and try to exorcise any demons within. Any incorrect ingredients and you may never leave! 1-4 Players

Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Dark 18.1%, Realistic 15.8%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Multiplayer 9.8%

The Watchers is a haunting co-op stealth game in which 2 players take control of a brother and sister trying to uncover the truth behind their mother’s disappearance. Explore the sinister compound of a local cult and work together to evade brutal enemies. But be careful. You’re being watched.

Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Action 25.7%, Stealth 15.7%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Multiplayer 8.7%

Step into the frozen unknown in Forsaken Frontiers, a cooperative analog horror adventure set in the unforgiving embrace of an everlasting winter.

Why similar: Stealth 21.2%, Horror 17.2%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 12.6%, Dark 10.4%

IT Simulator is a co-op horror game where two players attempt to return power to an office building. Take the role of the all-seeing Control Room or the stealthy Repair Technician as you risk everything to d̶i̶s̶c̶o̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶r̶u̶t̶h̶ escape.

Why similar: Stealth 30.5%, Horror 18.8%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 9.4%

Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.9%, Horror 15.4%, Stealth 13.8%, Dark 13.7%, First-Person 11.4%

Hide Time is a story-driven horror game where you play as new employee of Passion Oasis. Explore that huge complex, do your tasks and uncover mysteries of your past.

Why similar: Stealth 19.8%, Horror 17.4%, Dark 15.5%, Exploration 14%, First-Person 9.5%

Asymmetric multiplayer meets atmospheric horror

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.1%, Stealth 21.3%, Dark 10.9%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Action 8.7%

Psycho Reign is a Single or 2 player co-operative online horror puzzle and stealth game where in each level you will be chased by blood thirsty psychos. Look for and solve mini puzzles in order to progress further on the map. Ultimately, find something to fight back...or get chopped up.

Why similar: Stealth 15.1%, Survival Horror 14%, Dark 13.8%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 9.1%

Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!

Why similar: Stealth 16.2%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Realistic 10.8%, Horror 10.5%

Burglars wanted! In this asymmetric 2 player co-op horror game, one hacker and one robber must collaborate and communicate to locate items in haunted houses. Search and survive to earn money and progress, but beware because you're not alone.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.8%, Horror 16%, First-Person 12%, Stealth 11.8%, Exploration 11.3%

Backroom Company (aka Async Corporation) is a mysterious group exploring “Noclip.” No one knows who created it. Follow the missing explorers' traces and find strange items deep in the Backrooms.

Why similar: Thriller 17.3%, Horror 17%, Survival Horror 17%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 9.2%

Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?

Why similar: Realistic 19.9%, Exploration 16.3%, First-Person 15.1%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 13.5%

Co-op horror (1-4 players). You are sent to explore a mysterious building at night. Find the Moon and try to return alive.

Why similar: Horror 17.4%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Stealth 12.2%, First-Person 9.4%, Exploration 8.7%

"The Cursed Hour" is a cooperative survival horror game where players explore a haunted mansion to find cursed relics and exorcise the supernatural. With every wrong move, the ghost gets more aggressive, forcing players to work together before fear and darkness consume them.

Why similar: Realistic 14.6%, Dark 11.9%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 10.6%, Horror 9%

Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses

Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Realistic 10%, Dark 9.8%

You and your crew are sent in to assess reality in this 4-player co-op horror game. Memorize the environment. Spot disturbing anomalies. Decide if the timeline is safe. One bad call—and you’re forced to start over.

Why similar: Horror 22.2%, First-Person 17.3%, Exploration 13.2%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Multiplayer 9.8%

Mortuar is a 1-4 player Online co-op psychological horror game. Delve deep into Hoia Baciu Forest where eerie sightings and paranormal activity have transpired. Make use of various ghost hunting equipment to first identify the ghost's type, then attempt to banish it back to the afterlife.

Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Action-Adventure 16%, Action 12%, Stealth 9.6%, Casual 9.5%

Your job is simple: monitor live security footage and report anomalies. The longer you watch, the more reality unravels. Play solo or in split-screen co-op as you uncover disturbing events in unpredictable, ever-changing locations- just don’t let too many anomalies slip by.

Why similar: Realistic 24.5%, Thriller 17.7%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 12.3%, Online Co-Op 8.5%

Welcome to Dustown is a single-player or cooperative horror game for up to 4 players. Play as field scientists exploring vast labyrinthine cornfields, collecting samples and evidence for a mysterious corporation. Make sure you don't get killed at the crossroads.

Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Stealth 15.4%, First-Person 15%, Exploration 10.6%

Explore the poolrooms in a inmersive cooperative horror game. Immerse yourself in the story of scientists who are exploring the depths of the poolrooms and end up encountering various obstacles in order to find a way back to reality.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.7%, Horror 16.4%, Dark 16.3%, First-Person 15.1%, 3D 10.8%

Dive into an immersive co-op horror experience with a friend. As detectives, you’ll search for clues in a sinister area and must survive the horrors lurking within. Work together to find all the objects and escape before doom catches up with you.

Why similar: Horror 44.2%, First-Person 20.7%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Casual 9.8%, Multiplayer 9%

A group of employees find themselves snowed in to the Wyoming department of defence building as a blizzard covers the state. You'll soon find out your group is not the only thing trapped in the building.

Why similar: Horror 15.3%, Realistic 14.6%, Survival Horror 13.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Action 8.3%

CRYO is a multiplayer co-op survival horror for 1-4 players. You have been deployed by your company to various locations around the Antarctic due to communication issues. What awaits you in these dark, remote regions is far more sinister than a technical fault...

Why similar: Stealth 16.1%, Horror 13.8%, Realistic 13.2%, First-Person 12.7%, PvE 9.5%

You are a test subject in the underground SCP research facility. When a containment breach occurs, you must find your way out. Escape the SCPs, discover anomalous objects, and collect valuable resources along the way.

Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Realistic 14.2%, First-Person 10.4%, Exploration 10.1%

Double Shoulders is a two player action-adventure game. You take control of Lois and Sam, two kids trying to escape from a strange place filled with dangers and challenges. You'll have to work together to get out of this place alive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 35.4%, Action 15.7%, Stealth 14.5%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Dark 9%

Backrooms: Exploration is a single-player horror game, which takes place in 2020. Two friends have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, but they still have to bring food to the table. After a failed heist, one of them ends up in the Backrooms. Now your only mission is to survive.

Why similar: Realistic 26.7%, Horror 24.4%, First-Person 19.9%, Dark 17.2%, Exploration 6.6%

You and your friends have found a camera with a footage in it. For some reason you can't rewind the video, and as soon as you try winding it forward you all find yourself in the Backrooms. Together figure out whats in the footage and try to ESCAPE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!

Why similar: Realistic 15.5%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.4%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Exploration 8.2%

The experiment has failed. The facility that was supposed to control the monster has stopped working, and now your only hope is to escape the facility before the monster hunts you down.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.9%, Horror 20.2%, Stealth 13.9%, Action 9.3%, Multiplayer 8.9%

Cooperate with up to 6 players to explore, search, and extract lost agents within the Backrooms. Solve puzzles, unlock tools, survive against entities, and progress through increasingly dangerous levels.

Why similar: Survival Horror 14.3%, Horror 11.8%, Realistic 11.4%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, First-Person 9.5%

Collect pellets to power the safe room and survive. Solve the mystery of how you were sucked into this haunted arcade machine, and escape.

Why similar: Stealth 23.5%, Horror 15.4%, Realistic 15%, First-Person 13.9%, Exploration 13.3%

You are hunted by a rogue computer program. Avoid the bot either by yourself or cooperate with others while attempting to collect electrical components around the world to activate beacons to open the escape hatch.

Why similar: Dark 15.4%, Horror 14.8%, First-Person 13.3%, Exploration 13.2%, Survival Horror 9.6%

Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.2%, Horror 17%, First-Person 11.1%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Exploration 9.1%

Challenging co-op horror (1-4 players). You are looking for your missing friend Darvin. Do whatever it takes to stay alive. Only the patient and the clever will succeed.

Why similar: Horror 17.8%, First-Person 14.5%, Exploration 12.7%, Thriller 12.6%, Survival Horror 10.5%

Your goal is simple, spot anomalies to escape. Play alone or together with up to 8 players in online co-op. Make the right decisions to advance to the next level, or risk being reset to the beginning!

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, First-Person 16.8%, Exploration 14.6%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, 3D 10.2%

A multiplayer game of survival and social deduction. You work with others to collect materials, survive the dangers, and complete tasks. Beware of monsters, but more of the alternates disguising as your teammates. They can change into supernatural monsters and attack you at any time.

Why similar: Realistic 15.4%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Action 9.7%

Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous! (strongly advised to not go alone)

Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Exploration 19.1%, First-Person 15.2%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Online Co-Op 12.5%

Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...

Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Multiplayer 11%, Dark 8.9%, Exploration 8.4%

Psychological Horror. The action takes place in forestry, in which a married couple of foresters stopped communicating with city. You were sent to investigate. But once in the forest, not lose your mind - turns out to be a very difficult task

Why similar: Survival Horror 16%, Horror 13.4%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Realistic 11%, Exploration 10%

Co-op "Horror" game about running a delivery service with your friends! B̵̨̦͓͖̹̪̥̮͛̀̏̈́̐̔̉Ę̴̤̦̤͓̰̤́͗̚ ̵̨̺͓̱̞͔͉͙̀̂͂͋͠͠Ç̸̫͈̋͋͆̋̾̑̕͜Ä̴̛̟͑͛͋͂̌̕͜͝R̵̛͎̮̜̒̽̈́͂̓̒͘Ę̸͉̙̎̀͐͆Ḟ̶̼͖̭͇̗U̸̡̫͇̤̭̪̦̣̔Ḷ̶̛͖̙͗̋̈̇̕ ̷̡̢͕̦̜͚̌̎̃̔Ā̷̧͇͎̳͔̩̜̤̗͊̋Ţ̸̭̩͚̮͖͇̹̬̾ ̷͍̞̰͈̻̣͚̂̾ͅN̵̛̤͒̏̒͝Ḯ̵̡̘͇̖̏͘Ģ̸̛͙̥̞̽̀͒͜H̶̲̜̺̐̄͋͊̍̈́͘͜T̴̯̲̳̪͚̜̼̈͠

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.6%, Horror 16.4%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 9.7%

On your way home on the train, you weren't paying attention. Until you realised the train had been stopping at the same station over, and over again. Watch out for anomalies, and avoid the Anomaly Exit! Made for singleplayer and 2-6 co-operative multiplayer.

Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Exploration 14.4%, Casual 11.8%, Multiplayer 10.5%

A terrifying multiplayer horror experience with social deduction elements. Trapped in the Backrooms, up to 12 players must try to work together to survive and expose the shapeshifting Skin Stealer hiding among them before it’s too late. Who will you trust?

Why similar: Stealth 20.8%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Horror 12.8%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Realistic 9%

A 3D horror game where your only goal is to finish your work… and survive the night. Unnatural anomalies creep into the office as you complete your tasks. Can you make it to the end of your shift alive.

Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Thriller 15.7%, Realistic 14.9%, Exploration 14.5%, First-Person 11.8%

Forgotten Polish town, Incident at a soviet military base and hellish monsters... This is a horror investigation story... Will you stop the relentless fight, or give into it?

Why similar: Cold War 47.4% ★, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Horror 11.5%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 8.6%

The tests went wrong. He has been transformed. It is hostile toward others. You have been assigned the task of killing the horrifying creature. Listen closely as it could be around any corner. (Game includes Remastered + Classic versions)

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, Dark 12.7%, Horror 12.4%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 10.2%

Plunge into "Maurice: Predator's Nest". A survival game where you're either a cunning survivor or a fearsome predator in a dark, treacherous world. Outwit or hunt in this thrilling battle for survival.

Why similar: Stealth 17.7%, Horror 11.4%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Thriller 8.8%

You are the exploration team from company Async, you arrive to reported anomaly place and searching for anomalies, but what would you find? Prepare yourself for a gripping and heart-pounding adventure in EXPEDITION TO THE BACKROOMS, where every step could be your last.

Why similar: Realistic 18.7%, Horror 16.1%, Exploration 15.2%, Thriller 14.9%, First-Person 13.6%

Death lurks in every corner of this journey filled with tension and despair. The brave may not be the smartest here and those who know the time to retreat are more likely to make it out alive in the end ... Find your lost friend in a house that holds unimaginable secrets.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.4%, Stealth 15.6%, Thriller 14.1%, Horror 13.6%, First-Person 9%

Explore abandoned locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the wrath of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to investigate by day, and hide for your life by night. What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.

Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Exploration 19.3%, First-Person 19%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Thriller 11.1%

Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.

Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Stealth 10.6%, Multiplayer 9.7%, First-Person 8.4%